I will vote no on the House CR. This is no way to run a government. Time to keep our promises. Congress must fund a response to the opioid epidemic, children’s health care, community health centers, end the defense sequester & fix DACA. These short-term bills hurt our country.

Dems & Repubs agree we must fully fund & support our military. But the consequences of sequestration reach beyond the Pentagon to priorities like infrastructure, job training, education, public safety &vets. We need to raise spending caps for both defense AND non-defense. #paritytwitter.com/LeoShane/statu…

Appropriations Vice Chair Patrick Leahy, At Today's #Opioid Hearing: ‘We cannot be seriously addressing this crisis while (President Trump and Congress) simultaneously are kicking the legs out from under the recovery effort’ –
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